Shelf Makeover

Happy Monday to all! We had a great weekend this weekend. We went to Mr. T's parents by Houston. On Saturday my MIL and I went to a couple antique stores by their house and found some treasures. You will see them in a post later this week. We also went to the Steak & Wine Festival in downtown Bryan. It was a lot of fun and we got to see some interesting people as well. It was very hot though. We had a great visit and enjoyed our time with family. We also bought back a VERY SPECIAL... well I can't tell you yet. ;)

Well I did not have much time for crafting, but I did manage to get the tray and towel rack finished! I am still working on what to put on the shelf part of the towel rack, but I think it looks fabulous hanging with the towels, waiting on special guest to come this weekend.

Before








After


I sprayed painted it with an ivory color that I had in the garage and then I used the RL Glaze and brushed it over it lightly. I has purchased the iron piece about a month ago and I finally found a good home for it. So the shelf was $4.99, spray paint and glaze I already had, and the iron deal was around $10. So the total cost for this project was $15!



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Thrift Store Finds.

Yesterday Mr. T told me that he was going to take a "quick nap" when he got home, so I wasn't in a huge hurry to get home. I thought I would be the nice wife and let him sleep a little. Well what is a girl to do?! I went to the resale shop that I have been wanting to go to and never have. I am so glad I went... I found me some treasures.


I am going to use this beauty in my guest bathroom.





This little guy is going to be super when I get done with him. Or I should say if the mental picture works out good. ;)



I am sure you have seen these all over blog land and I can't wait to transform these into something fabulous!


Well I have to get busy this evening. Mr. T is having to work late, so I am hoping to get a lot done since I don't have to cook dinner and all that jazz. Until we meet again, happy crafting!

"Happiness isn't found in things you possess, but in what you have the courage to release" Anonymous


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HM in Canada!!

As many of you know, we went on our HM to Lake Louise in Banff National Park. It was SO much fun, but it was cold and VERY expensive. Mr. T and I had a blast though. We got to do a lot of stuff and had something going on every day. T did get a little sick while we were there, so he wasn't his normal self, but he still managed to suck it up and have fun.



The weather there was almost like it is here at home. One minute it was snowing and windy and you couldn't see the mountains and within 20 mins it was bright and sunny and not a cloud in the sky. Everyday we were there it snowed at some point. It was nice to get to see it all, but I was ready to get back to the 80 degree weather back home. :)



We were able to go on a snowmobile tour, zipline through the mountains (Mr. T is scared of heights and I almost thought he was going to make me go alone, but he went and LOVED it), dog sledding to the Great Divide (where British Columbia and Alberta meet and where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans meet), snowshoeing, get a couples massage, shop in Banff, and a horse drawn carriage ride.




We had a blast and would love to go back someday, but we have to save up to pay for the $10 a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch... no really, it was really that much!






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Starting Back!

Wowzers! It has been so long since I have gave this little baby any attention.... I like to blame it on how busy we have been. ;) A lot has gone on in the past couple of months since I last posted.

1. Got MARRIED!!!!
2. Went on HM to Canada! Which was SO pretty...I will try to upload some pictures.
3. Hosted a baby shower for my sweet cousin.
4. Went on a mini-vaca to the valley with my parents...pictures to come.
5. Cut all my hair off.
6. Went to a Chelsea Handler show.
7. Crafting / Redoing house a little.

Doesn't seem like a lot when I list it out and try to think of all that has happened. We have enjoyed our first couple months of marriage and I hope to enjoy many many more with my man.

Anyhow! On to some decorating / redecorating. A while back I bought a bed frame and chest of drawers off of CL and I had this picture in my head of how I wanted the guest room to look. Well I painted said pieces a dark red color and turquoise. I liked the way they turned out, but it was not in the budget to get new bedding. Well I inherited a pretty yellow wedding ring quilt when my grandmother passed away, so I just used that for the time. Well the hubs always talked about how terrible the colors were all mixed and he did not like it. To be honest, I wasn't liking it much either. Here are some before pictures of the room. I am currently working on painting everything, even picked up a new piece to add in the mix!





I am hoping to have much of this room complete by the time my parents come for the weekend in a couple of weeks...I have to get busy.


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Parents Blog

I forgot to mention in the previous blog....

Bobby went for his CT scan last week and the spot on his lung has shrunk!!! Praise God! Thank you for all the prayers and just keep them coming. He also had his 3rd round of chemo and did excellent with it... never got sick! We are so thankful at how well he is responding to all of this. My mom has been updating the blog that we created and below is the link. Please keep praying that God will work a miracle.

http://bobbyandcathy.blogspot.com

Have a blessed day!


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3 Weeks!

Well the big day is only 3 weeks away now. The stress level has slowly begin to increase. All the little things that have to be done before the wedding are popping up, but I am knocking them out. I finally finished the slide show that we are doing for the rehearsal dinner. That took forever to do, haven't used power point in a while. I think it turned out good and I am excited for everyone to see it.

My next project to tackle is the programs... I have them figured out I think, but I went ahead and sent a copy to my mom to look over and make sure it looked ok. I am going to have to assemble all of them and everything, so I want to get that done soon. I will post a picture of them when I finish them.

My mom and I put together the out of town bags for the wedding and I think they turned out super cute. I don't want to spoil the surprise of them for any guest that reads this, so I will post what they look like after the wedding. While on the subject of out of town... our hotel block has been one of the biggest problems for the wedding. First I got told that my contract was not real and then they told me that the block was for "nights" not actual "rooms". It has been a real headache trying to get it all figured out. I thought I had it all figured out, then I call back to get the # of rooms for the bags and it was all messed up again. The lady goes over all the people coming in and about 1/2 of them were not even under our block. With Salado being very small, you don't have many choices for a hotel to block rooms off at. I think it will all work out though!

These next few weeks are going to be crazy busy... I am very excited though. Going to be spending time with a bunch of people that I love and care about!


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Back to Work, Weekend is too Short.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend... we did! We went to Temple on Saturday and stayed with my parents. The weather was nice on Saturday, just a little chilly, but we managed to get some things done for the wedding. I found some heart deals (I know, not a good explanation) that I fell in love with while we were in downtown McKinney shopping a while back. I had tried to explaining them to Mr. T and Bobby and I never could do it well enough. We have gone back down there and they weren't there, but I went in and asked the shop owner and she told me who made them for her. I went to ask the guy and he wanted to charge me $150!! Insane! I told Mr. T that I bet him and Bobby could make them, so we have been talking about doing them for a while. The shop finally put them out again for V-Day, so I went and took some pictures of them to show Bobby and then I took pictures of how they were attached and such.

Well Bobby was feeling really good this weekend and since the wedding is only a little over a month away, we decided to try and do them. Bobby said he wanted me there to make sure he did them right... he told Mr. T to never do anything without the woman being there b/c then you will just have to do it all over again. Haha! We used rebar and with the help of Mr. T and Bobby's muscles we bent it and shaped it into hearts. They look AMAZING and I am so happy they turned out so well. It cost nowhere near $150 to do them and it allowed us to all spend some time together.

My mom and I left after they got the hang of it and we needed to go buy paint and pots to put them in. My mom also wanted to run and look for some jewelry for the wedding to go with her dress. We went to Beall's and boy did we hit the jackpot on a sale! We found shirts from $4 to $8!!! My mom bought me this really cute black sweater with zebra trim on the sleeves. We got back and the boys said from now on they are going to buy supplies and we stay home. :)

Saturday night I went out to Bo's Barn in Salado with some of the girls that I worked with at Johnny's. I had never been there and we had SO much fun! We danced and had a blast. Trav didn't really want to go, so he went over to his friend's house and got to have some "guy time".

Sunday we had our last preacher meeting and it went really well. Bro Andy said he thought we were ready!

Overall we had a great weekend, just went by way too fast. Bobby goes in this week for a CT scan and they meet with the doctor again on Wednesday to discuss the results. Please pray that the chemo is helping to shrink the spot and that all is well. He has his 3rd round of chemo on Thursday as well. My mom wants to start a blog to keep people updated on him, so we are going to try to do that next weekend.


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